Perhaps the most important of them is the inner Temple of Bel ... who has worked extensively in Syria. Palmyra’s modern residential areas, once home to luxury hotels, restaurants and some ...

It was home to Tadmur prison, where thousands of opponents of the Assad family’s rule in Syria were reportedly tortured. The Islamic State group demolished the prison after capturing the town. IS ...

DAMASCUS: Islamic State militants on Sunday blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, an official said, the latest in a series of cultural relics to be ...

Nearby, two huge columns forming a squared arch stood amid a sea of rubble -- all that remained of the Temple of Bel after IS jihadists detonated explosives inside it. - Illegal excavations - Known to ...

Provinces, SANA – Army units, in cooperation with the allied forces, restored security and stability to al-Kallabiyeh village in al-Bayarat area in the eastern countryside of Homs, a military ...

Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria ... could be helpful in their reconstruction. The BaalShamin Temple, around 2,200 years old, has been reduced to rubble. On the Roman theater ...

In Palmyra city, whole blocks of homes were destroyed in the fighting ... There was no fuel, nothing.” Back at the Temple of Ba’al, Khaldoun hopes to be part of a better future for one ...

Islamic State militants in Syria have severely damaged a 2,000-year-old temple considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world. Photo: UNESCO. Home Browse Series Live Q&A WSJ Events From ...

south of Palmyra city, in Homs eastern countryside. ‘Daesh terrorists attacked a number of citizens with machine guns, about 70km south of the city, causing the death of four people, including a ...

The Governor of Homs Governorate voiced concern over the plight of the residents remaining in Palmyra, as the Islamic State terrorists might use them as a live shield BEIRUT, December 12.